6.1% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Narrogin · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Narrogin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of full-time workers than most similar areas defines the Narrogin workforce. While full-time employment has risen to 60.7% since 2011, the overall number of adults working or looking for work remains much lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is’t as common here as elsewhere, with 55.3% of adults doing so, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 63.9%. The unemployment rate is about the same as the national figure at 6.1%.
55.3% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.2%
- 2016: 71.9%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.7% ▲ +9.8%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 76.5%
- 2021: 60.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.0%, followed by education and training at 11.7%. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.4% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 7.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians and trades at 16.7% and professionals at 16.6%. Labourers make up 14.8% of roles, while 13.2% of people work in community and personal services.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Narrogin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL515027/narrogin/topic/employment